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Experience running windows on a Mac?
Posted on 4/25/15 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 4/25/15 at 12:58 pm
I remember VMWare and now am a little familiar with Parallels...
But what I'm asking is, what *EXACTLY* do I need to do to run windows based apps on my Macbook Pro..?
I'm not opposed to using the "Scallywag Gulf" website :winkwink:
But what I'm asking is, what *EXACTLY* do I need to do to run windows based apps on my Macbook Pro..?
I'm not opposed to using the "Scallywag Gulf" website :winkwink:
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Posted on 4/25/15 at 1:20 pm to yankeeundercover
I use VMware but you can also bootcamp your machine if you have enough free space.
Bootcamp is not a VM though
Bootcamp is not a VM though
Posted on 4/25/15 at 2:35 pm to yankeeundercover
Doing it right now... VMware Fusion. Win 8.1 Pro x64.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 2:43 pm to yankeeundercover
You need VMware and a license for windows. I recommend XP
Posted on 4/25/15 at 3:52 pm to djangochained
Does VM still support XP?
Posted on 4/25/15 at 5:59 pm to yankeeundercover
I'm running Windows 8.1 via boot camp on my iMac retina. Works like a charm... basically use the Windows partition to play my favorite RTS games.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 7:16 pm to yankeeundercover
I'd recommend bootcamp rather than a virtual machine just so your Windows install gets to take full advantage of the hardware. I use virtual machines for specific purposes (simply testing/learning an interface, for example), but definitely not for gaming, productivity, and performance testing.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 8:52 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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I'd recommend bootcamp rather than a virtual machine just so your Windows install gets to take full advantage of the hardware. I use virtual machines for specific purposes (simply testing/learning an interface, for example), but definitely not for gaming, productivity, and performance testing.
this. A Mac can do a good bit of games in bootcamp since it takes full advantage of all the RAM and GPU unlike a virtual machine.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 1:24 am to yankeeundercover
There are a few solutions here:
CrossOver -- costs money, doesn't need a Windows license to run Windows apps (it runs Windows apps in OS X, without running Windows itself), compatibility is pretty shitty, capable of playing games decently if the compatibility is there
VirtualBox - free, requires a Windows license, limited OS X-Windows integration features, terrible gaming performance
Parallels -- costs money, requires a Windows license, fully featured OS X-Windows integration, capable of playing some games but not really a good idea to game with this
VMware -- costs money requires a Windows license, fully featured OS X-Windows integration, capable of playing some games but not really a good idea to game with this
Native installation (aka Boot Camp) -- all you need is a Windows license, but you have to reboot between OS X/Windows, everything works perfectly though
CrossOver -- costs money, doesn't need a Windows license to run Windows apps (it runs Windows apps in OS X, without running Windows itself), compatibility is pretty shitty, capable of playing games decently if the compatibility is there
VirtualBox - free, requires a Windows license, limited OS X-Windows integration features, terrible gaming performance
Parallels -- costs money, requires a Windows license, fully featured OS X-Windows integration, capable of playing some games but not really a good idea to game with this
VMware -- costs money requires a Windows license, fully featured OS X-Windows integration, capable of playing some games but not really a good idea to game with this
Native installation (aka Boot Camp) -- all you need is a Windows license, but you have to reboot between OS X/Windows, everything works perfectly though
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